2-bromophenol

15 µg

"Bromophenol, inky, like a museum or old TV set”

Wine flavour standard used to train professional tasters to recognize and scale the intensity of bromophenol character. Bromophenols can taint wines through contaminated barrels and cork closures. Such flavours are also associated with use of recycled wood and cardboard packaging materials. Bromophenols impart an unpleasant taint, described by consumers as 'tainted' and 'contaminated'.

Food grade | free from sensory impurities | extensively tested | safe to smell and taste.

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Flavour standard information

Technical specification

Assessment
Without covering the glass, swirl the sample to release the aroma. Take a single short sniff. Repeat as necessary.
Amount of flavour per capsule
15 µg
Threshold
1 - 5 µg / l in wine
Origins
Bromophenols can taint wine through contaminated barrels and cork closures. Also associated with use of recycled wood and cardboard packaging materials.
Importance
Bromophenols can taint wine through contaminated barrels and cork closures. Also associated with use of recycled wood and cardboard packaging materials.
CAS registry number
95-56-7
Other names
  • bromophenol
  • o-bromophenol
  • ortho-bromophenol
Remarks
Bromophenols can taint wine through contaminated barrels and cork closures. Also associated with use of recycled wood and cardboard packaging materials.
Threshold distribution
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